Remembering Loved Ones in Monroe, NC
John Curtis Howell
Sep 17, 2021
John C. Howell, age 78, of Clarksville, TN passed away September 17, 2021 after a lengthy illness. He is the son of the late Joseph and Thelma Howell. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Frances and brothers, Joe Howell and David Howell. Graveside services with Military honors will be held 11:00AM Saturday, September 25, 2021 at...
Emilie Margarete Whitney
Sep 15, 2021
Emilie Margaretha Reinersmann Whitney, 94, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Emilie was born June 7, 1927 in Appenthal, Germany, the daughter of the late Herbert Uhly and Helma Baer Uhly. She is preceded in death by her late husbands, Richard Reinersmann, William Terhuen and Kurt Whitney. A memorial service will be held at a later date in the...
Teresa Gale Norris
Sep 14, 2021
Teresa Gale Norris, 65, of Monroe, NC passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021. She was born in Union County on January 30, 1956 to the late George Helms and Shirley Benton Helms. She is also preceded in death by her husband David Andrew Norris Sr., son Christopher Stephen King and a daughter, Kathrene Elizabeth Norris. A graveside service will...
Frank Stowe Spratt
Sep 13, 2021
Frank Stowe Spratt III, passed away peacefully Monday, September 13, 2021. He was born in Charlotte, NC, the son of the late Frank Stowe Spratt Jr. and Margaret Holton Spratt. He is also preceded in death by his son Daniel Stowe Spratt. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Frank loved his family and was a...
Timothy Lynn Melton
Sep 12, 2021
Timothy Lynn Melton, 56, of Myrtle Beach, Sc passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021. He was born in Union County on March 16, 1965, son of the late Walter Melton and Betty Funderburk Melton. A funeral service will be held at 1:00PM, Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Mountain Springs Baptist Church, 2509 Mountain Springs Church Road, Monroe, NC 28112....
Franklin Clinton Burgess
Sep 8, 2021
Mr. Franklin Clinton “Kent” Burgess, 80 of Monroe, NC was miraculously healed as he took his heavenly flight home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. He was born in Lancaster County, SC on January 5, 1941 to the late William Franklin Burgess and the late Christine McManus Burgess. He is preceded in death...
Lois Grant
Sep 7, 2021
Lois Riggins Grant passed away peacefully on September 7, 2021, with her son Gary by her side. Serving her Lord and her family were her top priorities. She was a very devoted pastor’s wife and a most dedicated and loving Mom, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. Many will fondly remember her as a gracious host and an outstanding...
Susan Freeman Munn
Sep 7, 2021
Susan Freeman Munn, age 80, formerly of Monroe, passed away on September 7, 2021 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC. Born December 1, 1940 in Biscoe, NC, she was the daughter of Clarence E. and Margaret S. Freeman. Susan graduated from Greensboro College in 1963. Susan married and moved to Monroe in 1974. She became a faithful employee,...
James Louie Brantley
Sep 7, 2021
James “Louie” Brantley, 94, of Charleston, SC, formerly of Monroe, NC, joined his Lord and Savior on September 7th, 2021, after a well-fought and courageous battle with dementia. A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 12th, 2021, from 1:45 - 2:45PM at Gordon Funeral Home, 1904 Lancaster Avenue, Monroe, NC 28112, followed by a private family graveside service...
Carolyn Howey
Sep 6, 2021
Carolyn Godfrey Howey, 91, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021. She was born June 29, 1930 in Union County, daughter of the late William Blythe and Della Stephenson Godfrey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Benjamin Howey and her son, Randy Howey. Ms. Howey was of the Methodist faith. A graveside service will be held Saturday,...
Connie Ramsfield Marr
Sep 6, 2021
Mrs. Connie Ramsfield Marr, 77, of Monroe, NC, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021. She was born in Bismark, North Dakota on June 11, 1944. She is preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ramsfield. A private family burial will take place at Monroe City Cemetery. Connie is survived by her loving husband of 57 years...
Mark Alan Grogan
Sep 4, 2021
Mark Alan Grogan, 48, of Charlotte, NC, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021. He was born in Richmond County, GA on June 30, 1973. He was a star athlete at Edmund Burke Academy where he played football, basketball, baseball, and ran track. He proudly attended the University of Georgia and, although he graduated in 1996, he remained a fervent...
Robert Dean "Tim" Williams
Sep 4, 2021
Robert Dean “Tim” Williams, 81, of Monroe, passed away on September 4th, 2021 at Atrium Health Union after a brief illness. Born in 1940, Tim was the son of Grady Valentine Williams and Sarah Ann Strawn Williams. A 1958 graduate of Union High School, Tim married his loving wife, Lynda, on October 7, 1961. He spent four years in...
Linda Helms Laney
Sep 3, 2021
Linda Helms Laney, 79, of Monroe, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021. She was born March 2, 1942 a daughter of the late Curtis and Faye Long Helms. She is also preceded in death by her husband Donnie Lee Laney, two sons, Ryan and Scott Laney, a sister, Barbara Byrum and a brother, Buck Helms. Linda worked over 60...
Charles William Anderson
Sep 3, 2021
Charles William Anderson, 87, of Monroe, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021. He was born December 31, 1933 in Marion County, Iowa, a son of the late Charles Henry and Vera May Anderson. Chuck is a graduate of Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, where he earned a B.S. in Chemistry. He worked at Westinghouse, Micarta Division in Pittsburgh, PA....
William Henry Walters
Sep 1, 2021
William Henry Walters, 85, of Marshville, NC passed away on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021. He was born in Polkton, NC on January 5th, 1936 son to the late Thomas Martin Walters and Ellena Dupree Walters. Mr. Walters was preceded in death by his brother Thomas Martin Walters Jr. and sister-in-law Hazel Lee Walters. Mr. Bill Walters is survived by...
Joe Darrell Griffin
Sep 1, 2021
Joe Griffin, 73, left this earth for a better place on September 1, 2021. He was born October 20, 1947, in Charlotte, NC to the late Joe D. Griffin of Portland, TN and Martha Garrison Griffin of Monroe, NC, where he spent most of his life. He joined Shiloh Baptist Church at the age of 12 years old. He...
Hal Quincy Rape
Aug 31, 2021
Hal Quincy Rape, Jr., 63, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He is the son of Hal Quincy Rape, Sr. and Bobbie Jane Marks Harris. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, George Monroe Rape, Sr.; grandmother, Helen Brown Todd Rape; uncle, George Monroe Rape, Jr. and brother, Philip Rape. A graveside service will be held 2:00PM Saturday,...
Shelby Jean Ford
Aug 30, 2021
Following an illness of two months, physical death came to Shelby Rackley Ford of Indian Trail, N.C. Monday, August 30,2021 at the Matthews Novant Hospital. Shelby was born July 3, 1938 in Clinton, N.C. In her young years, because of the work of her father her family lived in a variety of places, the last of which was the...
Maureen Margaret Connelly
Aug 26, 2021
Mrs. Maureen Margaret Connelly age 69, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Pineville, NC. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Eileen O'Connell Stelling, and preceded in death by her husband Michael Connelly, Sr. Mrs. Connelly was a retired bookkeeper and was of the catholic faith and a courageous fighter until the end, "She never...
